What color is #6D857A?

#6D857A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D857A?

The RGB value is 109, 133, 122: 109 red, 133 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D857A?

The complementary color is #856D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D857A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D857A color

#6D857A rgb(109, 133, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D857A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 52.2% green and 47.8% blue (109, 133, 122).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#6D857A color codes

HEX	`#6D857A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 133, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 52.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 18%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.42, -10.99, 3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.42, 11.41, 164.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.206, 21.431, 21.586)`
Decimal	`7177594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D857A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6D857A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D857A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6D857A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d857a; }
.text { color: #6d857a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d857a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 133 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d857a, #6d8485); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D857A?: #6D857A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D857A?: The RGB value is 109, 133, 122: 109 red, 133 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D857A?: The complementary color is #856D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D857A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.